What is the Greatest Common Factor of 26244 and 26252?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 26244 and 26252 is 4.

GCF(26244,26252) = 4

We will now calculate the prime factors of 26244 and 26252, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 26244 and 26252.

How to find the GCF of 26244 and 26252?

We will first find the prime factorization of 26244 and 26252. After we will calculate the factors of 26244 and 26252 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 26244

Prime factors of 26244 are 2, 3. Prime factorization of 26244 in exponential form is:

26244 = 2² × 3⁸

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 26252

Prime factors of 26252 are 2, 6563. Prime factorization of 26252 in exponential form is:

26252 = 2² × 6563¹

Step-3: Factors of 26244

List of positive integer factors of 26244 that divides 26244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 27, 36, 54, 81, 108, 162, 243, 324, 486, 729, 972, 1458, 2187, 2916, 4374, 6561, 8748, 13122

Step-4: Factors of 26252

List of positive integer factors of 26252 that divides 26244 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 6563, 13126

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 26244 and 26252. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 26244 and 26252 is 4.

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